Great piece on the completed Abarth museum in Belgium. Many cars I would donate working and not working body parts to own. Finishing with 037. https://velocetoday.com/visit-the-new-squadra-abarth-rally-collection/
Watched the Revival stuff on the weekend Simon? It was a bit damp there. Took home some of the Duke's topsoil from the carpark... I have heaps of photos...
See if this works. Ok pics for just using an iPhone I guess! https://photos.app.goo.gl/h1RxeCJEov7NUGKu6
Brilliant photo's Andrew,I'm a little disappointed though........you didn't take any Alfa Romeo pics! The carpark always offers up some surprises.
Thanks Andrew - triggered some great memories! Pity about the ugly bloke in the hat Image Unavailable, Please Login
Disappointed that Joe and Daniel didn't make an effort! It's interesting to see the difference between the pre-1963 spec cars (250SWBs, E-Types 260 Cobras) and the TT spec cars. Had an interesting discussion with an engine builder at CKL Developments earlier this year. A TT spec Jag engine (webers, extractors, wide angle head etc is 370-380hp. You can get 400hp, but it becomes a bit undriveable. They do a lot of tricky things with them now. 289 Cobra engines he reckoned about 450hp. Pre-1963 spec cars run on SUs, normal cyl heads, standard manifolds etc and are probably 320-330hp. About the same as a strong 250SWB engine I would reckon.
Haha - I got a policeman to take that one for me! Was in front of the 'summer of love' display with a bunch of hippies!
Great pictorial of Alfa at Goodwood. https://velocetoday.com/alfa-romeo-parade-at-goodwood-was-super/
Because I only buy cars with ultra low mileage, no stories, unmodified, complete with books, tools, records and paperwork from day one. Throw in no accident damage, preferably first paint and a spectacular original interior, and you'll see that car doesn't fit. When this car was retrimmed, the dash and console was covered in leather, which is totally incorrect. No Mercedes-Benz of that era should ever need retrimming. Let alone the fitment of a 7.1L engine. And Hankook tyres. The 300 SEL 6.3 features an engine that wasn't even supposed to be jammed in there in the first place. Add a propensity for breaking lower control arms, blowing up differentials, tailshaft couplings and pulling the steering box mounts through the RH chassis rails, you therefore have the first German car built by Italians. And they rust like nothing else. Except for the engine bay, that's protected by all the oil leaking out of it. I really love them, they're stupendously fast and hugely entertaining, however I'd never own one. I maintain two for customers, they swallow labour and parts like mad. (Engine parts are unique to the M100 engine, try $3,863 for a water pump). The later W116 450 SEL 6.9 is completely different, it was engineered to accept the M100 engine from the design stage, it's a far better car.
........but apart from that it'd be a great car eh! I knew Waxenberger wanted to make a hotrod to impress Uhlenhaut and it was pretty much done on the quick rather than the fully engineered. I know they rust quicker than a Fiat 500! and are blindingly expensive for maintenance.
